Friday, September 9, 2011

New! Medical Malpractice Litigation Support Expertise


Gerald "Jud" DeLoss and DeLoss Health Law announce an additional set of professional services available for attorneys, consultants, and executives involved in medical malpractice litigation.  Mr. DeLoss is able to provide the following and additional critical assistance during medical malpractice and related litigation:

1.                  Review Electronic Health Record (EHR) and other electronic data sources to identify other potentially responsible parties and negligent misconduct.
2.                  Conduct analysis of EHR and audit trail to determine modifications/revisions to medical record following incident and to determine its integrity.
3.                  Guide and assist counsel in electronic discovery (e-discovery); including identifying electronic data sources, preparing proposed litigation holds/demands, and analyzing metadata for supporting evidence.
4.                  Expound upon standards associated with adoption and utilization of EHRs.
5.                  Expound upon standards related to Clinical Decision Support systems incorporated into EHRs.
6.                  Advise counsel on implications of HIPAA/HITECH Privacy and Security Rules and leveraging each for maximum benefit during litigation.
7.                  Identify financial incentives that medical providers may have received in exchange for utilizing EHRs in an improper manner.
8.                  Guide counsel through the interconnected EHR shared among multiple parties.
9.                  Advise counsel on relationship among parties engaged in Health Information Exchange and recommend potential legal theories under which additional parties may be directly or indirectly engaged in litigation, including tort and contract causes of action.
10.              Recommend maximum leverage available under HIPAA/HITECH Breach Notification Rules and potential causes of action.

Mr. DeLoss was one of the first experts to identify the implications of medical negligence/malpractice and HIT.  He has written extensively on the potential waiver of the attorney-client privilege related to defense counsel’s HIPAA-mandated Business Associate Contract.  In addition, he has addressed the impact of the HIPAA/HITECH access, amendment, and accounting standards during litigation.  More recently he has identified how Electronic Health Records will modify medical-related litigation as it relates to Privacy/Security Causes of Action, Electronic Discovery, and the Standard of Care.  Finally, Mr. DeLoss has expounded upon the vast legal implications of the admission of a new party to the medical realm – Health Information Exchanges – and how HIEs may be exposed to legal liability.

Selected Articles & Presentations:

 "The Life Cycle of Health Information: An Overview of the Creation, Use, and Disclosure of Health Data Across the Health Delivery Spectrum,” Connections Magazine, American Health Lawyers Association, May 2011





“Clinical Decision Support Systems: Towards a New Standard of Care?”, World of Health IT Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 4-6, 2008


Please contact DeLoss Health Law and Mr. DeLoss at:

Direct 312.880.9679
Cell 612.432.3135
gdeloss@delosshealthlaw.com

DeLoss Health Law
700 Westgate Road
P.O. Box 1615
Deerfield, IL 60015

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